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El Cerrito, Measure V, City Charter and Property Transfer Tax (November 2018)
| Measure V: El Cerrito City Charter and Property Transfer Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local real estate transfer tax |
| Related articles |
| Local real estate transfer tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Contra Costa County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| El Cerrito, California |
A city charter and property transfer tax measure was on the ballot for El Cerrito voters in Contra Costa County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of making El Cerrito a charter city and continuing a property transfer tax of $12 per $1,000 (1.2 percent). |
| A no vote was a vote against making El Cerrito a charter city and continuing a property transfer tax of $12 per $1,000 (1.2 percent). |
Election results
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El Cerrito Measure V |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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6,691 | 54.47% | ||
| No | 5,593 | 45.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To better maintain emergency 911 fire, medical and police services and response times; city parks, paths, playfields, and open space; programs for children, adults, and families; library programs; earthquake and disaster preparedness programs and reserves; other general services, shall a measure be adopted establishing El Cerrito as a Charter City and an ongoing real estate property transfer tax of $12 per $1,000, paid by buyers or sellers of property, providing $2,700,000 annually, all benefiting El Cerrito?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of El Cerrito, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Contra Costa County Board of Elections," "Statewide General Election Local Measures," accessed September 25, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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